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26 February 2009

Was Only Southern Slavery Evil?

"Yet spending in the name of economic recovery has reached record levels. That will make it harder for the U.S. to get tough with Beijing on human rights or threaten economic penalties during a diplomatic dispute", said George Foresman, a former Homeland Security undersecretary who now provides security consulting to financial companies. When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to China this month, she said human rights concerns could not interfere with talks about the economic crisis."

Doesn't that sound eerily similar to the South's economic justification of slavery?

Since President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton are both outspoken advocates for civil and human rights, doesn't this situation legitimately raise some credibility issues? Where is the outcry from the left? Where is the outcry from anyone?

This might amaze you, but I agree with you on this issue. Even today, our elected and appointed leaders ignore a great many things that violate our republican principles in the name of economic benefit.

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